About St. Mary's College of California

Saint Mary’s is a selective, comprehensive university that engages the intellect and the spirit with exceptional academics and not a hint of elitism. This is an education that changes lives and inspires the desire to transform society.

Recognizing that the paths to knowledge are many, Saint Mary's College of California offers a diverse curriculum that includes the humanities, arts, sciences, social sciences, education, business administration and nursing, serving traditional students and adult learners in both undergraduate and graduate programs.

As an institution where the liberal arts inform and enrich all areas of learning, it places special importance on fostering the intellectual skills and habits of mind, which liberate persons to probe deeply the mystery of existence and live authentically in response to the truths they discover. This liberation is achieved as faculty and students, led by wonder about the nature of reality, look twice, ask why, seek not merely facts but fundamental principles, strive for an integration of all knowledge and express themselves precisely and eloquently.

Campus information

Saint Mary’s is a stunningly beautiful campus just 23 miles east of San Francisco, distinguished by the white walls and red tile roofs of its Spanish Renaissance-California Mission-style architecture, and surrounded by grass-covered hills that are sometimes crowned with fog blown in from the Pacific.

And nearby is one of the most lively and stimulating metropolitan areas in the nation.

Moraga is a valley, surrounded by rolling hills (green in the winter, brown in the summer) and grazing cows. Residents enjoy walking or biking many trails in the Lamorinda area

Accommodation

Our Campus Housing Office, Office of Residential Experience, Residence Hall Association, and a variety of campus partners who support our Living Learning Communities are here to make sure Saint Mary's remains a healthy, positive and inclusive environment.